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Created: September 20, 2019 09:27 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — There will be road closures in Downtown Rochester on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, for Rochester Marathon weekend.
The Rochester 5K & Kids Marathon will take place on Saturday, with the marathon, relay marathon, and half marathon on Sunday.
Closings will begin at 7 p.m. on September 20 on Morrie Silver Way from Oak Street to Verona Street. It will be closed through 3 p.m. on September 22.
The following roads will be closed on September 21, beginning at 7:45 a.m.:
• Plymouth Avenue from Main Street to Brown Street
• Morrie Silver Way from Verona Street to State Street
• Verona Street from Brown Street to Morrie Silver Way
• State Street from Brown Street to Andrews Street
• The Inner Loop
The following roads will be closed as early as 6 a.m. on September 22:
• Maplewood Avenue from Maplewood Drive to dead end at Rose Gardens
• Bridgeview Drive from Route 104 to Keehl Street
• Maplewood Drive from Keehl Street to Lake Avenue
• Petten Street from Lake Avenue to the river
• Driving Park Bridge
• Smith Street Bridge
• Cataract Street from St. Paul Street to the dead end
• Morrie Silver Way from Verona Street to State Street
• Platt Street from State Street to Mill Street
• Plymouth Avenue from Allen Street to Brown Street
• State Street between Brown Street and Allen Street
• O’Rorke Bridge: traffic will be allowed to cross the bridge but the lift will remain closed and unable to open for boat traffic from 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In addition, State Street will have heavy traffic as people travel to Frontier Field for events.
The course will close at 2 p.m., but roads will reopen as soon as possible as the final runner passes each checkpoint. More information can be found on the Rochester Marathon website.
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